Qatar Set To Spend US$ 150 billion On Infrastructure To 2017

#qatar #economy #sport #construction #architecture

Qatar is set to spend up to US$ 150 billion on infrastructure projects over the next 5-6 years as it starts preparing for the 2022 World Cup, reported Arabian Business. Yousef Hussein Kamal, Minister of Economy and Finance, also said spending on the ...

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Facebook to Built the First Europe Server Site In Sweden

#datacentre #facebook #sweden #lulea #construction #technology #record

Social networking site Facebook is to build its first data centre outside the United States in the northern Swedish town of Lulea, awarding an initial construction contract of US$ 121 million, reported Reuters. The data centre, set to be the largest ...

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119 Hotels Seen Being Built In Middle East / Africa in 2011

#hotel #africa #middleeast #construction

As reported Arabianbusiness, according to the latest data published by STR Global, a total of 119 hotels are predicted to be built in the Middle East/ Africa region this year. Year-to-date, 50 hotels have opened in the region supplying a further 9,66...

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Major Earthquake Struck Van

#earthquake #turkey #van

Today in Eastern Turkey at 15:41 Yerevan time, about 19 km away from city Van a major earthquake struck Van Province. Many buildings collapsed in central Van, in the village of Tabanli and in other neighboring territories. The U.S. Geological ...

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World's Most Expensive Building Being Built In Seoul

#tower #southkorea #seoul #skyscrapers #record #construction #architecture

As reported by english.chosen.com, this week construction began on the Yongsan Landmark Tower, which is expected to be the most expensive building in the world once it is completed, standing 100 stories tall and rising half a kilometer into the sky. ...

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